معرفی
Erich Muehlegger is a Professor at the University of California, Davis, specializing in energy economics, environmental policy, public finance, and industrial organization. His research employs empirical methods to analyze consumer responses to taxes, subsidies, and regulations, with focus areas including electric vehicle adoption, pollution abatement, and gasoline market dynamics.
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005
- B.A., Mathematics and Economics, Williams College, 1997
Research Focus
Professor Muehlegger's work centers on quantifying behavioral responses to economic incentives in energy and environmental contexts. Key themes include distributional impacts of vehicle policies, tax evasion dynamics, air pollution externalities, and market reactions to regulatory changes. His approach combines quasi-experimental designs with microeconomic modeling to inform climate and transportation policy.
Publication Trends
Recent articles (2019-2025) demonstrate a strong emphasis on electric vehicle economics, including adoption incentives, pollution benefits, and market barriers. Concurrent work examines political economy aspects of fuel taxation and decarbonization investments. Methodologically, studies leverage microgeographic data and natural experiments to establish causal relationships.
Awards and Grants
- National Center for Sustainable Transportation Grant (2022): Analysis of fuel tax opposition
- NSF SB-1 Grant (2021): Economics of electric vehicle adoption
- Caltrans Grant (2017): Distributional impacts of vehicle policies
- Three additional competitive grants (2017-2019) on EV subsidy effectiveness and pollution abatement
Teaching and Service
Teaches courses in strategy, competition, regulation, quantitative methods, and market failure. No student advising or lab affiliations reported.
